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POCSO Act Is Gender Neutral, Intends To Safeguard Childhood: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by a 52-year-old woman seeking to quash a sexual assault case under POCSO Act, holding that the legislation is gender neutral and applies equally to men and women.
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Man Convicted Of Rape, Killing Of 6-Year-Old Girl In UP Gets Life Term
A court in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to a man for raping and killing a six-year-old girl.
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Top Court To Examine High Court's Order On Girl's 'Sambandh' Remark In Sexual Assault Case
The Supreme Court today agreed to examine the controversial Delhi High Court order acquitting a 22-year-old man in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences case.
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Saying 'I Love You' Not Sexual Harassment Without Proven Intent: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has acquitted a youth accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, stating that merely saying "I love you" does not amount to sexual harassment.
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Mumbai Court Grants Bail To Schoolteacher Arrested For 'Sexually Abusing' Boy
A Mumbai court on Tuesday granted bail to a 40-year-old female teacher of a city-based prominent school who was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor male student on multiple occasions.
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Kerala Court Sentences Man To 3 Life Terms For Raping Minor Daughter For 3 Years
A Kerala court on Thursday sentenced a man to three life terms, till his death, for repeatedly sexually assaulting his minor daughter for three years, from the time she was five-years-old till she turned eight, at their rented accommodation near Kari
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Compensation Denied, Justice Delayed: The Silent Wails Of POCSO Victims
India's POCSO victims face delayed, inadequate compensation; urgent, uniform national schemes are vital for justice and survivor rehabilitation
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Supreme Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Ex Judge Accused Of Raping Minor Daughter
Calling it "shocking", the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to quash the criminal proceedings against a former judicial officer accused of sexually abusing his minor daughter.
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Man Sentenced To Death For Rape And Murder Of Minor Girl In Bengal
A special POCSO court here awarded death sentence to a man for the rape and murder of a minor girl in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district.
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Delhi High Court Allows Family Of Minor Sex Abuse Survivor To Close Case
The Delhi High Court quashed a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case after the survivor and her family requested the court to close the case as they were seeking a marriage prospect for the girl and now wish to move on.
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Mentally Challenged Siblings Allegedly Sexually Harassed By Uttarakhand School Caretaker
Two mentally challenged brothers from Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district were allegedly beaten and sexually harassed by the caretaker of a boarding school in Dehradun, the police said. Their statements will be recorded in a court, the cops added.
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Name Mix-Up Leads To Release Of Rape Accused Instead Of Prisoner Granted Bail
The district jail administration released a POCSO prisoner instead of the prisoner who was supposed to be released on bail due to a mix-up of names, police said on Friday.
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Supreme Court's Extraordinary Judgment In 2023 "Control Sexual Urges" Case
The Supreme Court has ruled that no sentence will be imposed on a man convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, citing the unique circumstances of the case.
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"Responsibility To Protect Children From Abusers": Man Jailed For Raping Girl
A Delhi court has sentenced a man to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl in 2022 and said it was society's responsibility to take care of children and protect them from abusers.
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High Court Allows Termination Of 33-Week Pregnancy Of 13-Year-Old Rape Survivor
The Gujarat High Court on Monday allowed the termination of 33-week pregnancy of a 13-year-old rape survivor, nearly a week after a special POCSO court rejected her plea for the same.
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POCSO Act Is Gender Neutral, Intends To Safeguard Childhood: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by a 52-year-old woman seeking to quash a sexual assault case under POCSO Act, holding that the legislation is gender neutral and applies equally to men and women.
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Man Convicted Of Rape, Killing Of 6-Year-Old Girl In UP Gets Life Term
A court in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to a man for raping and killing a six-year-old girl.
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Top Court To Examine High Court's Order On Girl's 'Sambandh' Remark In Sexual Assault Case
The Supreme Court today agreed to examine the controversial Delhi High Court order acquitting a 22-year-old man in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences case.
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Saying 'I Love You' Not Sexual Harassment Without Proven Intent: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has acquitted a youth accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, stating that merely saying "I love you" does not amount to sexual harassment.
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Mumbai Court Grants Bail To Schoolteacher Arrested For 'Sexually Abusing' Boy
A Mumbai court on Tuesday granted bail to a 40-year-old female teacher of a city-based prominent school who was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor male student on multiple occasions.
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Kerala Court Sentences Man To 3 Life Terms For Raping Minor Daughter For 3 Years
A Kerala court on Thursday sentenced a man to three life terms, till his death, for repeatedly sexually assaulting his minor daughter for three years, from the time she was five-years-old till she turned eight, at their rented accommodation near Kari
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Compensation Denied, Justice Delayed: The Silent Wails Of POCSO Victims
India's POCSO victims face delayed, inadequate compensation; urgent, uniform national schemes are vital for justice and survivor rehabilitation
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Supreme Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Ex Judge Accused Of Raping Minor Daughter
Calling it "shocking", the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to quash the criminal proceedings against a former judicial officer accused of sexually abusing his minor daughter.
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Man Sentenced To Death For Rape And Murder Of Minor Girl In Bengal
A special POCSO court here awarded death sentence to a man for the rape and murder of a minor girl in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district.
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Delhi High Court Allows Family Of Minor Sex Abuse Survivor To Close Case
The Delhi High Court quashed a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case after the survivor and her family requested the court to close the case as they were seeking a marriage prospect for the girl and now wish to move on.
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Mentally Challenged Siblings Allegedly Sexually Harassed By Uttarakhand School Caretaker
Two mentally challenged brothers from Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district were allegedly beaten and sexually harassed by the caretaker of a boarding school in Dehradun, the police said. Their statements will be recorded in a court, the cops added.
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Name Mix-Up Leads To Release Of Rape Accused Instead Of Prisoner Granted Bail
The district jail administration released a POCSO prisoner instead of the prisoner who was supposed to be released on bail due to a mix-up of names, police said on Friday.
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Supreme Court's Extraordinary Judgment In 2023 "Control Sexual Urges" Case
The Supreme Court has ruled that no sentence will be imposed on a man convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, citing the unique circumstances of the case.
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"Responsibility To Protect Children From Abusers": Man Jailed For Raping Girl
A Delhi court has sentenced a man to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl in 2022 and said it was society's responsibility to take care of children and protect them from abusers.
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High Court Allows Termination Of 33-Week Pregnancy Of 13-Year-Old Rape Survivor
The Gujarat High Court on Monday allowed the termination of 33-week pregnancy of a 13-year-old rape survivor, nearly a week after a special POCSO court rejected her plea for the same.
